August 2023: It's a Cruel Summer
August 2023: Updates from the Smial of the Withywindle Another Scorcher Well, August certainly came in like a lion and is leaving like one too: with any luck this will be the last of an extremely hot summer. I hope cooler times are ahead! Latest Library Lecture Series Comes to an End This summer we had three lectures at Mid-Continent Public Libraries (MCPL). Our final lecture for the series, "Exploring Frank Herbert's 'Dune'" will be this Wednesday, August 30th at 6pm at MCPL South Independence Library. We look forward to seeing you all there! The Next Meeting of the Tolkien Society: Friday, September 22nd at 6:30pm For September's meeting, please plan on reading Chapter 18 'Of Beren and Luthien' in The Silmarillion as well as the companion book, 'Beren and Luthien.' We will be discussing Tolkien's many interpretations of this Great Tale. If you don't have time to read all of Christopher Tolkien's notes, don't fret! His ...